Entitlement to Vacation Leave With Pay An employee is entitled to vacation leave with pay to the extent of his earned credits but an employee who has completed six (6) months of continuous employment may receive an advance of credits equivalent to the anticipated credits for the vacation year.
Approved Leave of Absence With Pay During Vacation When an employee is qualified for bereavement leave, sick leave or any other approved leave with pay during her vacation period, there shall be no deduction from the vacation credits for such leave. In the case of sick leave, this section shall only apply when the period of illness or injury is in excess of two (2) days and a note from a physician may be required. The period of vacation so displaced shall be taken at a mutually agreed time. An employee intending to claim displaced vacation leave must advise the Employer and provide necessary documentation within seven (7) days of returning to work.
VACATION WITH PAY 17.01 The vacation year for calculation purposes shall be from June 1st to May 31st or closest pay period to it during the term of this Agreement. The Company may require all employees, subject to this Agreement, to take a vacation period and may close the plant or any part of the operation for that purpose at any time convenient to the Company, between July 1st and September 1st in any year, but not to exceed two (2) consecutive weeks and employees shall be notified by April 30th. If any of the Paid Holidays occur during an employee’s vacation, the employee will be granted an extra day off with pay at the beginning or end of the vacation. Employees who are scheduled to remain on duty during any plant shutdown or who have vacation entitlement in excess of two (2) weeks will be allowed their vacation at a mutually convenient time. The Company will not unreasonably deny any such requests. Responses will be in writing and the Union will receive copies of all requests and responses. Any denial will include an explanation and alternative dates for the employee’s consideration. If work is required during a vacation shutdown period, the opportunity to work will be offered to employees by classification seniority.
17.02 Vacations shall be taken in the year of entitlement and shall not be cumulative. Employees will be required to take a mandatory two (2) weeks vacation. Employees not scheduled to take the mandatory two weeks by March the 1st of any year of entitlement shall be scheduled by the Company. Vacation with Pay – Vacation to be paid in accordance with the current schedule, except as noted below and at the time that the employee takes his/her vacation. Vacation Pay Method: Vacation pay will be paid based on the employee’s regular hourly rate multiplied by the number of hours taken. In addition, the employee will receive a lump sum payment of 4% (6% for employees with 5 or more years of service) of overtime earnings from the previous year in December of the current year (less normal and statutory deductions). An employee who has been off work as a result of a current WSIB or WI claim and receiving temporary income replacement benefits will be eligible for vacation time off and pay in accordance with his/her seniority in the year following the onset of the claim. An employee who is laid off or recalled will receive prorated vacation time and pay in accordance with the amount of time worked (e.g. 1/12 of the employee’s full year eligibility for each full month of employment). An employee who has not taken all of his vacation entitlement by the end of the vacation year, will be paid all of his earned but unpaid vacation in one lump sum and no additional vacation time will be owed to the employee. The agreement will be adjusted to reflect the new vacation entitlement, but existing employees on the Company’s seniority list as of December 4, 2002 shall have any payment entitlement paid out based on the formula in place prior to December 4, 2002 or until they reach a new vacation entitlement level under the new schedule.
17.03 New Vacation Entitlement Program Effective December 4, 2002, an employee’s existing vacation entitlement shall be grandfathered. Future increases to an existing employees vacation entitlement and the vacation entitlement for new employees shall be as follows: Each employee will be granted an annual vacation with pay in accordance with the following provisions. The employee will receive vacation with regular pay for each day . Seniority as of June 30th ; Less than 1 year 1 day per month to a max of 10 4% 1 year but less than 5 years = 10 days 5 years but less than 15 years = 15 days 15 or more years = 20 days Any existing employee having more than 20 days of vacation time earned as of November 15, 2005 will continue to be eligible for this vacation time provided he/she meets the normal eligibility requirements as per Article
Benefit Entitlement Regular full-time employees are entitled to all benefits of this Agreement.
VACATION LEAVE WITH PAY 14.01 The vacation year shall be from April 1st of one calendar year to March 31st of the following calendar year inclusive.
Holiday Entitlement Employees who are laid off within seven (7) working days (except employees subject to dismissal through cause) prior to a Statutory Holiday occurring shall be entitled to such Statutory Holiday with pay. Also, employees who are absent either the day before or the day after a Statutory Holiday or both shall be entitled to such Statutory Holiday with pay provided they are absent for a reason of illness or accident.
Absences and Leaves In the event that one member of the job/time sharing arrangement is off due to illness or injury or goes on any other leave of absence, the remaining partner will endeavour to cover all of the absent partner’s shifts for the duration of the absence. If the employee is unable to cover the absences, she or he must inform the Director of Resident Care or designate.
Vacation Entitlement i) A transferring employee will accrue vacation in accordance with the collective agreement of the designated employer.
ii) A transferring employee will have pre-approved vacation requests honoured.
iii) Vacation entitlement not used by the employee at the time of transfer shall transfer with the employee to the designated employer, if applicable.
iv) Vacation scheduling will be in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and the practice of the designated employer.
SICK LEAVE WITH PAY Sick leave with pay for employees shall be determined in the following manner:
Leaves of Absence With Pay Section 14.
